James
Lee has been publicly identified as being a leader of the Ghost
Shadows street gang, which is headquartered in the New York City
area. The Ghost Shadows street gang has been found to have engaged
in such activities as drug trafficking, extortion and robbery. In
addition, the Ghost Shadows street gang allegedly is affiliated
with the On Leong Chinese Merchant's Association which, although
legitimate in part, has been found by police authorities to be a
significant criminally influenced tong engaged in various illegal
activities including, among other matters, illegal gambling. In
addition to the above, in March 1980, James Lee was convicted after
trial by jury of three counts of attempted grand larceny in the
first degree, and one count of conspiracy in the fourth degree.